Scottie Smith II

Scottie Smith II, CEO of Shekinah Legacy Holdings (SLH), is a licensed broker, developer, author and entrepreneur based in Dallas, TX. With over 15 years of experience, he is a veteran in the real estate industry who’s helped thousands of people nationwide. He’s been featured on Black Enterprise, Fox News, Forbes and more as a real estate subject-matter expert. 

Scottie’s journey in real estate began when he purchased his first home  and let his friends rent the additional rooms during his freshman year of college. This sparked his interest in real estate and decided to get his license. He became a licensed real estate agent at the age of 19 and by the time he was 21, he owned multiple properties with renters under his belt. 

In 2011, Scottie founded SSA, a real estate brokerage, with just himself and one other agent. Since then, the company has grown more than 200% yearly with new agents continuing to join the team making SSA a fast growing independent real estate brokerages. He and his team of experts have brokered millions of dollars in sales helping people across the country experience the dream of homeownership. 

He also served 10 Years as a Board Trustee for the Atlantic Housing Foundation and was a member of the Investment Committee where he was able to underwrite, review and approve more than $500 Million in affordable housing projects in several states. This included the acquisition/rehab of 300 affordable units in Fort Worth, the redevelopment of 250 affordable housing units in Lewisville, and a number of other projects across the state of Texas. Currently, Mr. Smith has almost 200 units in his development pipeline at different stages of development. 

In addition to having a thriving brokerage and development firm, he assists people looking to become licensed real estate professionals by providing training courses through Lone Star Real Estate Academy, a real estate school he founded in 2015. He also works with underserved entrepreneurs by creating the HUB Space, a non-profit supporting minority-owned startups. His leadership and hard work have afforded him the opportunity to develop affordable housing for Dallas communities. Because of his commitment to the area, Mr. Smith has been appointed by City Councilman Adam Bazaldua to the South Dallas Area Planning Task force, where he has been tasked with creating a 20 year area development plan for South Dallas/Fair Park. 

His hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed as he’s been recognized by the National Association of Realtors Magazine as one of the Top 30 brokers under 30, and by the mayor of Denton, TX for being a leader in providing public housing. He was also presented with the Quest for Success Award Entrepreneur of the Year Award” in 2015 by the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, recognized and inducted into the Forbes Real Estate in 2018, Published on Fox News, in Black Enterprise Magazine and other online media. 

Scottie has made a lifelong commitment to use his passion for real estate to provide an avenue that helps people in his community and will continue to keep his goal in the forefront.